Chef, Author, Food Historian, The Texas Provincial Kitchen, Ltd.; Linn, TX

Melissa Guerra is a self-taught culinary expert and food historian, specializing in the food ways of the American continent, especially Texas regional, Mexican, and Latin American cuisine. As an active food blogger, you can follow Melissa Guerra daily through her Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and X/Twitter posts, or through her website Kitchen Wrangler. In 2024, Guerra began producing short food history videos that are growing in popularity on social media.  Formerly an adjunct professor teaching writing and food history at The Culinary Institute of America in San Antonio, Guerra is an eighth generation Texan, born, raised and currently living on a working cattle ranch in South Texas.@kitchenwrangler (Instagram)